One Canyon, Countless Views… Worth Every Step!

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone did not disappoint!

On the North Rim, we hiked about a half mile from Lookout Point to Red Rock Point. Then it was over to the South Rim for the Uncle Tom’s Trail. We wrapped up our North and South Rim hikes by driving to Artist Point and hiking nearly 3 miles along the South Rim Trail to Uncle Tom’s Trail and back.

Every overlook seemed to offer a different perspective of the Upper and Lower Falls, the colorful canyon walls, and those incredible red rock formations. Honestly, I had the hardest time deciding which photos to share because every view seemed better than the last—even if it was “just another picture” of the same waterfall!

If you look closely at the photo of the Lower Falls taken from the North Rim, you can spot the boardwalk leading down to the viewpoint. That’s about 124 steps one way… and yes, whatever goes down eventually has to come back up! 😅

On our way to Inspiration Point, we passed one very lonely boulder sitting beside the road. It isn’t just any rock—it’s a famous glacial erratic that was carried about 15 miles by a glacier from the Beartooth Mountains and dropped here around 80,000 years ago. Imagine being that boulder… one really long ride, and you’ve been parked in the same spot ever since! 🪨

One last question… did anyone else notice the face hiding in these pictures, or is it just me? 😂Read more